The Shape She Chose
Review by Adeleke Babatunde Shakirat Bioku’s debut traces the distance between the life that formed her and the one she is still making. Shakirat Ayodeji Bioku’s first collection, The Shape…
ULTIMATE COMMUNICATIONS UNVEILS “HAMZAT” BIOPIC FOR GRAND PREMIERE NOV 4TH AT IKEJA CITY MALL; OBA ELEGUSHI IS ROYAL FATHER OF THE DAY
Leading production company, Ultimate Communications, makers of many acclaimed biopics in Nigeria, proudly announces the grand premiere of its latest work, *"HAMZAT" HAMZAT is the powerful biopic of a prominent…
TIFF ’26 Award Winners Revealed: ‘La Bola Negra’ Takes People’s Choice as Platform Prize Earns Historic Oscar Pathway
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's film wins top audience honour as Theja Rio's 'Angh' claims Platform Prize, granting direct Academy Awards eligibility Mercy Ejibunu The Toronto International Film Festival has…
When a Hometown Stops Raising Its Children
A review of Beth Macy’s A paper Girl Adeleke Babatunde There is a particular kind of American nostalgia that begins with a factory whistle. It remembers a town when the…
TIFF ’26 Expects Star Studded Turnout with Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Helen Mirren, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh Among 800 Guests
Mercy Ejibunu Kenneth Branagh, Chrissie Hynde, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Seth Rogen, Léa Seydoux, Channing Tatum, and Mahershala Ali also expected as Festival prepares for 51st edition The Toronto International…
TIFF Festival Street Returns with Free Films, Art Installations, and Half a Million Visitors
King Street West transforms into a four-day public celebration of cinema, culture, and community from September 10–13. Mercy Ejibunu The Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, is bringing back…
Zack Snyder’s ‘The Last Photograph’ to Make World Premiere at TIFF ’26 Special Screening
Mercy Ejibunu Director's latest action thriller, starring Stuart Martin and Fra Free, to debut September 13 at TIFF's new John Bassett Theatre venue The Toronto International Film Festival has announced…
DRIFTWOOD to premiere at TIFF26
Michal Heuston and Emmett McCourt produced the film, which stars Breton Lalama and A.C. Birch. by Ejibunu Mercy Ibidun two trans men escape to the Toronto Islands, collect driftwood in…
Ithaca on IMAX: Why Nolan’s Odyssey Finally Gets It Right
Review by Adeleke Babatunde A moviegoer's full takedown of The Odyssey (2026) There is a particular kind of hush that falls over a cinema when a three hour epic starts…
The Zellners’ Starry Sci-Fi ‘Alpha Gang,’ Mahershala Ali in ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Set for TIFF Special Presentations
… Cinematographer-turned-director Rachel Morrison also brings a new film to Toronto with the world premiere of "Love of Your Life," with Margaret Qualley. Babajide Fadoju reports… The 2026 Toronto International…